ISBN: 9780415137034

Performance: A Critical Introduction is the first survey to provide an overview of the modern concept of performance and how it has developed in various fields. In a highly accessible sty… Mehr…

Performance: A Critical Introduction is the first survey to provide an overview of the modern concept of performance and how it has developed in various fields. In a highly accessible style Marvin Carlson introduces the reader to the contested interpretations of performance art as a theatrical activity and to the ways that performance has been understood by ethnographers, anthropologists, linguists and cultural theorists. Some of the topics he discusses include: * the evolution of performance art since the 1960s* developments of performance as a concept within the various social sciences* the relationships between performance, postmodernism and the politics of identityFor any student of performance studies, visual and performing arts or theatre history, Performance: A Critical Introduction provides a vital insight into the diverse meanings and uses of performance Media > Book, [PU: Routledge]<

ISBN: 9780415137034

Performance: A Critical Introduction is the first survey to provide an overview of the modern concept of performance and how it has developed in various fields. In a highly accessible sty… Mehr…

Performance: A Critical Introduction is the first survey to provide an overview of the modern concept of performance and how it has developed in various fields. In a highly accessible style Marvin Carlson introduces the reader to the contested interpretations of performance art as a theatrical activity and to the ways that performance has been understood by ethnographers, anthropologists, linguists and cultural theorists. Some of the topics he discusses include:* the evolution of performance art since the 1960s* developments of performance as a concept within the various social sciences* the relationships between performance, postmodernism and the politics of identityFor any student of performance studies, visual and performing arts or theatre history, Performance: A Critical Introduction provides a vital insight into the diverse meanings and uses of performance; General, Routledge<

1996, ISBN: 9780415137034

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Routledge, Paperback, Auflage: 1, 256 Seiten, Publiziert: 1996-05-23T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.33 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2451135, Books Global Store, Special Features, Books, Acting & … Mehr…

Routledge, Paperback, Auflage: 1, 256 Seiten, Publiziert: 1996-05-23T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.33 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2451135, Books Global Store, Special Features, Books, Acting & Auditioning, Theatre, Performing Arts, Arts & Photography, Subjects, History & Criticism, Other Media & Techniques, Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Routledge, 1996<